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PATEETED AUG. 21, 1906.

J. T. RYAN.

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rnrnn'r Josarn TENNEL RYAN, or Marsvrias. Knarocnr.

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Specificationof Letters Patent.

Application filed August 24. 1993: Serial No. 276,676.

of Kentucky, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Cans;and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such'as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention has relation to improvements in hermetically-sealed cansand it consists in the construction and arrangement of parts, as will behereinafter described, and particularly pointed out in theclaim.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a canconstructed in accordance with my invention. Fig. 2 is a similar-view oithe same, showing the manner in which the cover or closure of the can isre moved. Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional view.

through the can. Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the device for removingthe contents of the can, and Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the keyused for removing the cover or closure of the can.

Referring to the drawings by numeral, 1 denotes a can or similarcontainer of any desired form and construction, but which is shown as oicylindrical form and of tin or other sheet'metal. -The can 1 has its topor cover 2 provided with a surrounding rimflange 2, said cover beinghermetically sealed thereon by soldering the annular rim or flange 3 ofsaid cover, as shown at 4:, said flange being constructed flaring, asshown at l, to form a continuous channel between it and I e body. of thecan to receive thesolder. To permit the cover to be readily removed, itsrim or flange 3 is scored or groovedin its outer face at two points 5 6.These grooves or scores extend entirely around the rim 3 and arepreferably in parallel relation, as shown. At a suitable point in therim is formed an angularlv or diagonally disposed cut or slit 7, whichforms a tapered tongue 8, which is adapted to be engaged by the opening-key 9. (Shown in Fig. 5.) The cut or slit 7 extends from the edge ofthe rim 3 to a point adiacent to the upper roove or score 5, and fromthe inner end of t 1e cut or slit to said groove or score 5 is formed ashort groove or score 10, as clearly shown in Fig. 1. The ton ue 8 isprrierably bent outwardly to a slight er'itent, so that it may bereadily engaged by the key 9 and so that the solder or the latter isremoved from the can.

other sealing material ll may be poured he 'neath it to effectively sealthe cover or clo sure. The opening-key 9 (shown in Fig.6) may be of anyform and construction; but 1 preferably make it of a piece of h wire ormetal rod by bending one of its ends right angles to form a cranlr orlinger-piece ii and a bending its opposite end upon. itseli to-iorm aslit or opening 12 to receive the tongue 53. In opening the can, asshown in tongue is inserted in the slit l2, and the key 9 is rotated towind the "flaring rim 4, the

lower bead 6, and the strip 3 upon it as said rim is ripped along itsscore or groove 5 and the solder a. The groove or score 6, it will beseen, "is disposed a sufilcient distance above the soldered edge of therim 3 so that should the solder hold too eff ctively that portion of therim between its edge nd the score or groove 6 will tear, and the cuttingwill be along the groove or score 6', well as the groove or score Thesegrooves or scores 5 6 are so formed that the portion of the rim betweenthem will readily tear. or strip ofi as it is wound upon the key. Theshort score or groove 10 causes the slit 7 to readily run into the uppergroove or score 5 when the can is being open ri.

In order to permit the contents of the can to be readily taken outafter. its cover has been removed, I provide a follower 15, which is inthe form of a disk of slightly less diame ter than that of the can 1.This disk is adapted to lie upon the bottom of the can, and projectingupwardly through the latter from the center of said disk is a rod 16,which has at its upper end an eye or loop 17 which forms a finger-pieceThe rod 16 is approXimately as long as the depth of the can, so that theloop or eye 17 lies directly beneath the cover 2 in position to bereadily grasped when The lower end of the rod 16 may be secured to thedisk or follower 15 in any desired manner; but i preferably pass thesame through a con-- trally-disposed aperture in said disk or followerand bend said end at right angles and solder it to the bottom of thedisk, as shown at 18. It will be seen that after the cover is removedfrom the can the contents of the latter may be readily removed bypulling upwardly upon the rod 16. In practice I pref erably -fill thecan through its bottom, which latter is soldered on after the disk orfollower 15 has been placed in its position in the can,

From the foregoing description, taken in 2, the

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connection with the accompanying draw-l ings,vthe COllSlZIUCtlUIl,operation, and advanl tagesof-the invention will be readily understoodwithout requiring a more extended explanation. l Various changes in theform, proportion, and the minor details of construction may be resortedto without departing from the principle or sacrificingany of theadvantages of 1 this invent-ion. i '5 Having thus described myinvention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,is-- The combination with a canbody, a cover 4 therefor having a widedepending flange soldered to the body, a reni'ovable strip located l inthe flange and bounded by two parallel score-lines, a flaring rim on thelower edge of the flange and below the lower score-line, whereby achannel is formed between the can-body and the lower edge of the flangeso as to facilitate soldering, an oblique slit in the lower edge of theflange and a score in alinement with such slit and extending from theupper end of said slit to the upper parallel score-line thus forming astarting-tongue which is adapted to be engaged with a key for theremoval of the strip.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of twosubscribing wit- 30 nesses.

JOSEPH TENNEL RYAN.

/Vitnesses:

EDWARD MYALL, WILLIA Rossnn.

